Package: dpkg Version: 1.9.19 Severity: critical Justification: breaks unrelated software
Hi, I've got a package, which wasn't fully downloaded: [525]> sudo dpkg-deb -x kernel-source-2.4.18_2.4.18-3_all.deb /tmp tar: Unexpected EOF in archive tar: Unexpected EOF in archive tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now dpkg-deb: subprocess tar returned error exit status 2 BUT dpkg installs the package without any errors: [526]> dpkg --version | head -1 Debian GNU/Linux `dpkg' package management program version 1.9.19 (i386). [527]> sudo dpkg -i kernel-source-2.4.18_2.4.18-3_all.deb (Reading database ... 185032 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace kernel-source-2.4.18 2.4.18-3 (using kernel-source-2.4.18_2.4.18-3_all.deb) ...Unpacking replacement kernel-source-2.4.18 ... Setting up kernel-source-2.4.18 (2.4.18-3) ... [528]> echo $? 0 FOR COMPARE: [529]> /potato/usr/bin/dpkg --version | head -1 Debian GNU/Linux `dpkg' package management program version 1.6.15 (i386). [530]> sudo /potato/usr/bin/dpkg -i kernel-source-2.4.18_2.4.18-3_all.deb (Reading database ... 185026 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace kernel-source-2.4.18 2.4.18-3 (using kernel-source-2.4.18_2.4.18-3_all.deb) ...Unpacking replacement kernel-source-2.4.18 ... dpkg: error processing kernel-source-2.4.18_2.4.18-3_all.deb (--install): unexpected EOF in filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive: Success Errors were encountered while processing: kernel-source-2.4.18_2.4.18-3_all.deb [531]> echo $? 1 Regards, Robert -- System Information Debian Release: 3.0 Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux vox 2.4.17 #2 nie lut 3 16:15:33 CET 2002 i586 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=pl_PL Versions of packages dpkg depends on: ii libc6 2.2.5-3 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libncurses5 5.2.20020112a-5 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 1:2.95.4-4 The GNU stdc++ library
